Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)

Moon
The Moon in the New Super Mario Bros. U style
First appearance	Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

“We've also got a new course part that makes these course themes even more fun; the Moon! Tap this icon here and day becomes night!”

—Narrator, Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019

The Moon is a course part introduced in Super Mario Maker 2. It is a crescent moon with a face, which serves as an alternate form of the Angry Sun.

When a Moon is placed in a course in the editor mode, the current theme switches to a "night" variant with different properties from the normal daytime one. However, after it has been placed once, the night variant of every theme becomes selectable from the menu, and the Moon does not need to be placed again to trigger night mode from that point onward. In addition to unique level effects, nighttime levels have a starry background, with the exception of Ghost House, Airship, and Underwater levels, which have darker versions of their respective backgrounds; a music-box version of the level's music plays instead of the standard one. An 8-bit drum beat, differing slightly depending on whether the game style is Super Mario Bros. or Super Mario Bros. 3, plays while the player walks in a Goomba's Stiletto (in the Sky theme, only half this beat plays), and the laughing sound that plays while the player flutter-jumps in a winged Stiletto is bit-crushed. The baby sound effect also varies in pitch and may sometimes play the sound of a screaming baby.

In gameplay, unlike the Angry Sun, the Moon does not harm the playable characters upon contact; when touched, it instead defeats every enemy on the screen, similar to a POW Block or a Lucky Star.

The Moon, along with the Angry Sun, is absent in the Super Mario 3D World game style. As such, the night theme is not present in it.

Level effects

Themes

Theme	Nighttime effect
Ground	Causes many different behavior changes in certain items and enemies (see below).
Underground	Level is flipped upside-down.
Underwater	Level is completely dark except for a small radius around the player and certain objects; the radius changes based on the status of the ON/OFF Switch.
Ghost House
Airship	Cosmetic thunder and rain effects (except in the Super Mario Bros. style); all enemies behave as if underwater but Spinies, which act in low gravity.
Castle	Characters swim in the air; everything else behaves as normal.
Desert	Strong winds blow (direction and frequency depend on game style, see below).
Snow	All walkable surfaces have reduced traction.
Forest	Water is turned into poison.
Sky	Low gravity for all players and Spinies; all other enemies behave as if underwater.

Nighttime Ground theme effects

Items

Item	Nighttime Ground theme effect
Super Mushroom/Big Mushroom	Continuously bounces while trying to avoid the player, not unlike a Super Star.
Fire Flower	Travels along the ground while trying to avoid the player and bouncing if it hits a wall or is about to change direction, like a Rotten Mushroom while the player is under the effects of a Super Star.
Super Leaf	Floats upwards as if its gravity is reversed.
Cape Feather	Descends more slowly and in a wider motion.
Propeller Mushroom	Moves around in bursts, erratically changing its direction.
1-Up Mushroom	Usually replaced by Rotten Mushrooms. If brought through a Pipe from a sub-area that contains 1-Up Mushrooms using Yoshi, it will behave as normal.
Link's bomb	Grows legs and walks in the direction it was thrown. It stops once it is jumped on or touches a wall.
SMB2 Mushroom	Bounces whenever the player jumps.
Frog Suit	Bounces back and forth.
Power Balloon	Flies around in a circular motion before disappearing.
Super Acorn	Bounces forwards at various heights and speeds.

Enemies

Item	Nighttime Ground theme effect
Goomba/Wiggler	Floats in the air, behaving as if it is underwater.
Chain Chomp	Has longer chains.
Boo	Exhibits opposite behavior than normal, chasing the player only while being looked at, similar to Mad Boos from Super Princess Peach.
Boo Buddies	Chase the player (while still spinning) if not looked at and stop (both moving and rotating) if looked at.
Thwomp	Slowly moves perpendicularly to its direction so it can hit the player, though only while not being looked at, similar to Boos.
Stretch	Stops moving (and does not disappear) if the player is facing them.
Spike Ball	Targets the player while rolling. The ones thrown by Spikes in the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 styles will also follow the player in the air.
Pokey	Floats through the air in a wave-like pattern, and chases the player if winged.
Mechakoopa	Periodically flies into the air using jet boosters on its feet.

Nighttime Desert theme effects

Styles	Wind direction and frequency
	Blows left periodically
	Blows right periodically
	Blows periodically, alternating directions each time
	Blows right constantly

Gallery

Sprites

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  The Moon in the Super Mario Bros. game style

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  The Moon in the Super Mario Bros. game style

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  The Moon in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style

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  The Moon in the Super Mario World game style

Screenshots

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  Screenshot of the Moon in an overworld New Super Mario Bros. U course

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	月[?] Tsuki	Moon
Chinese	月亮[?] Yuèliang	Moon
French	Lune[?]	Moon
German	Mond[?]	Moon
Italian	Luna[?]	Moon
Korean	달 Dal	Moon
Portuguese	Lua	Moon
Spanish	Luna[?]	Moon